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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Friskies® Signs ‘Spokescat’ Endorsement Deal with Grumpy Cat!! Cody is in an uproar!

While Cody and I were reading email, we came across one from our friends at Purina letting us know that today, Friskies announced it has formally extended its relationship
with internet cat sensation Grumpy Cat. The
two giants of the internet cat content space partnered in March when Grumpy Cat
starred in a celebrity edition of the Friskies “Will Kitty Play With It?”
online video game show series and national promotional media tour. Now, the two
will work together for additional Friskies online programs and integrated
opportunities.

Grumpy Cat doing what Grumpy Cat does....GRUMPY

Cody is in an uproar. He is beside himself. Thanks Friskies because he is now all over ME telling me how everything in life is "timing" and that if I had gotten off of my lazy behind and submitted HIS "grumpy" photo we could be rolling in kibble, catnip and Friskies and raking in the big time bucks right now, just like Grumpy Cat. You and I know that this is not true, but try explaining that to Cody!

"Hey Friskies!! How's THIS for GRUMPY!!??"

But no....our lives consist of scratching and clawing to make ends meet while Grumpy Cat will be appearing LIVE at “The Friskies”
Award Show to receive the highly-coveted Lifetime Achievement Award. Cody is sooo jealous that Comedian Michael Ian Black will host the live
show, and $25,000 in total cash prizes will be awarded to winners in various
categories. Grumpy Cat will play a role in the show in addition to accepting
the award. Fans may tune in to “The Friskies” at 7PM ET October 15 at www.thefriskies.com.

Cody knows that Friskies is a leading brand in internet cat culture. In addition to the
“Will Kitty Play With It?” video series, the brand created a line of eight free
tablet and mobile Games for Cats and apps available for download through App
Stores for iOS and Android.

"Hey Friskies!!! Aren't I CUTE enough for ya???"

Friskies also features DIY Homemade Cat Toys on
Pinterest. The brand awarded its first major prizes for the best cat videos of
the year in 2012 at “The Friskies,” which is like the OSCARS® for cat videos.
The 2013 “The Friskies” Video Contest is underway.

Internationally famous for her pessimistic yet hilarious photo memes
and viral videos, Grumpy Cat has a rabid fan base(don't they give shots for that?) that includes over one
million Facebook fans,(must be nice!!)and wide appeal across social media. Grumpy Cat has also
taken the real world by storm with a movie deal, (will it be called "Fifty Shades of Grumpy Cat"?) a book on the New York Times
bestseller list, a branded coffee drink, and an expanding line of merchandise,
making Grumpy one of the biggest cat celebrities of all time. That's it, rub it in why don't cha?

The Friskies® brand offers a complete line of great-tasting cat foods,
including more than 60 wet, dry and treat varieties. Friskies is manufactured
by Nestlé Purina PetCare, a global leader in the pet care industry. Nestlé
Purina PetCare promotes responsible pet care, humane education, community
involvement and the positive bond between people and their pets. The North
American headquarters for Nestlé Purina PetCare is located at Checkerboard
Square in St. Louis; Mo. Nestlé Purina PetCare is part of Swiss-based Nestlé
S.A. – the world’s largest food company.

OSCARS® is a trademark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences. All other trademarks are owned by Société des Produits
Nestlé S.A. or used with permission.

In full disclosure. I received no compensation for this blog post. Many thanks to Friskies/Purina for being good sports. I am a member of the Purina Cat Blogger panel and was asked if I would share the Grumpy Cat info with my readers. I asked if Cody could put HIS spin on it and they said yes. Thanks! Oh and Grumpy Cat, we DO love you.....sorta.....

Poor Cody....well if Friskies had seen that grumpy photo of you I'm sure they would have thought you were every bit as grumpy as Grumpy Cat but just think - you'd have to travel away from home and do all those personal appearances - FEWER NAPS! Things work out for the best usually. As for Colorado - we are so sad for all the people AND animals. It's just been a horrible year for weather catastrophes and we hope all of us can help them get back to normal soon.

Hi there Cody, we think you should go for the Happy Cat idea. Your smile is just upside down. You just need some good captions. We think you are special too and aren't all kitties special in their own way.

now THAT is "cool" and Cody thanks you, but he can't be "cool" like George Clooney cause there is a cat who IS George Clooney out there! Here ya go! He is a furiend of ours http://iblogfornum-nums.blogspot.com/

One spokescat per company is hardly enough. Don't these people know there is a revolution going on? Just wait - someone is going to get it and when they do, they will have 22 spokescats and a cast of thousands backing them up. THEN we will see Cody Spokescat for sure!

I'm p.o.ed at Friskies for another reason (or 2). I belong to Friskies Explorers and they used to have a great feature for creating scenes with your cat in it. I went to look for it recently and it's GONE. All they have are their stupid commercials. Bah. Cody, the special needs' cat get all the attention.

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Lived in Cleveland, Ohio for 35 years, where I worked in advertising at The Plain Dealer, (Ohio's largest newspaper) for 21 and a half years. Moved to Michigan in 2001.

After falling victim to company downsizing in 2007, my "re-invention process" began. The movie "Julie and Julia" was the catalyst which lead to the birth of "Cat Chat With Caren and Cody" in 2009. It is a tribute to my Angel Bobo, my current cat Cody, and cats everywhere!

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